Imagine giving ducks the architectural agency they never asked for.
That’s basically the premise behind artist Cheng Tsung FENG’s latest installment in his Nesting Plan series: Nesting Plan VI – Call Duck.
Set on a serene pond at Taiwan’s Swiio Villa Yilan, FENG devised four floating wooden huts, each one a mini pinecone-inspired pavilion, tailored through trial and error to suit the resident call ducks’ tastes.
The huts are clad in slanted wooden shingles (chic and practical), varying in size and buoyancy, because ducks have highly specific interior design needs.
What did the ducks think? Well, the design team prototyped, observed, adjusted, and didn’t consult a single duck (because, well, ducks speak in quacks).
They tracked how the birds approached the huts, tweaking everything from window height to flotation until the ducks gave their silent seal of approval.
Now dotting the pond in harmonious, feather-approved formation, each hut features circular peephole–style windows, great for curious ducks, better for human guests peeking through telescopes from the villa rooms.
Add automatic interior lighting for cozy, glowing moments on winter nights, and you’ve got an amphibious art installation that’s functional, charming, and deeply niche.
“Artist Cheng Tsung FENG’s Nesting Plan series draws inspiration from the architectural ingenuity of creatures in nature, interpreting their nest-building techniques through human construction methods and the use of rope weaving materials and techniques.
The Nesting Plan series has been completed in various locations, including five pieces: Gray-Cheeked Fulvetta, Green-backed Tit, Crested Serpent Eagle, White Wagtail, and Black Bulbul.”
Photography by FIXER Photographic Studio.
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